In person icon The United Nations and the Global Polycrisis

Abstract

This panel will explore the role of the United Nations (UN) in addressing the current polycrisis— climate change, great power conflict, economic insecurity, rising authoritarianism, and global health threats. We invite papers that examine how the polycrisis affects the UN system—specifically its operations, legitimacy, and resilience—as well as the UN’s ability to navigate these interlinked crises. The panel welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions that focus on a broad range of issues, including climate change, international security, public health, great power politics, authoritarianism, or human rights.

Title	Details
Local Impact, Global Trust? Peacekeeping Exposure and the Legitimacy of the United Nations	View Paper Details
The UN’s Role in Peace and Security: Phoenix or Walking Dead?	View Paper Details
Russia and China in UN Security Council Debates on Sanctions, 1992–2023: Attitudinal Shifts on Multilateral Action and the Global Security Order	View Paper Details
United Without the US: Collective Leadership and the Resilience of the United Nations	View Paper Details
Discourse and Power: The Permanent-5’s Role in Shaping Global Governance Amid a Polycrisis	View Paper Details